A commercial motorcycle rider sustained severe injuries on Sunday, following an alleged collision involving officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Border Command, along Joseph Dosu Way in Badagry, Lagos State.

The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. near Beach Town Mall while the rider was conveying six bags of rice from Badagry Market to Badagry Roundabout.

Eyewitnesses said Customs officers on patrol from the roundabout towards Badagry town attempted to intercept the rider after noticing the bags of rice.

Residents alleged that the patrol vehicle drove directly towards the motorcycle, resulting in a collision that threw the rider into a roadside gutter, leaving him critically injured.

They further claimed that the officers seized the bags of rice and left the scene without attending to the injured man.

Speaking with Vanguard at the scene, a witness identified simply as Kikekon said:

“The motorcycle rider was carrying six bags of rice from Badagry Market to Badagry Roundabout, while the Customs officers were moving from the roundabout towards Badagry town. When they sighted him with the rice, they allegedly drove directly at him, causing a collision that threw him into the gutter where he sustained serious injuries.

“Instead of attending to him, the Customs officers took the rice and left him battling for his life.

“This is one of many operations carried out by Customs officers in the Badagry border community, where they continue to intercept rice within the town after it has already crossed the border.”

When contacted, the Seme Border Command Customs Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs (SC) Ayagbalo Tunde, did not issue an official statement but responded via text, saying, “I’m in church, sir.”